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Formula One drivers Pastor Maldonado and Sergio Pérez criticized each other after their clash at Silverstone, which was the second time they had made contact in recent races.

Both drivers had just made their pit stops when they collided as Pérez tried to go around the outside of the Williams car of Maldonado. Pérez's day ended on the spot.

Maldonado was later fined and given a reprimand by the FIA.

There has long been some tension between the two Latin American drivers, and Pérez added to it in the aftermath of his retirement, saying of Maldonado, “He has no respect for other drivers” and “he is just a very stupid driver.”

Maldonado insisted that he has simply lost control on cold tires.

“I was on the inside of the corner, so the corner was mine at that moment,” he said. “He tried to close on me a bit, we were side-by-side, so close, and at that moment I lost the rear of my car and I just touched him.”

Asked about Pérez 's comments, he said: “He's always crying. In Monaco, it was a normal incident. I think we need to value where it's intentional and where it's not. For sure it was clear it was not intentional.

“I'm looking forward to the next race and he can say whatever he wants. We are racing, you know, both of us were trying to do our best in the track. I was trying to defend a position, he was trying to gain the position, and this is racing, you know. Otherwise everyone can race with the safety car, and it's safer.”